What if Monty Python made a Star Trek parody ?
It's three million years in the future, and an equal distant in light years
away from the Earth. David Lister, put in stasis (time freeze) as
punishment for bring an animal (his pet cat) onboard ship and violating
quarantine, awakens to find his crewmates dead of an atomic explosion.
His only companions are The Cat (who's race evolved from Lister's cat) and
Rimmer (his boss and roommate, and the biggest smeghead in the galaxy).
Later they pick up the mechanoid Kryten and a version of Dave's
girlfriend from a parallel universe.
THE VESSEL: The Jupiter Mining Corporation Vessel: RED DWARF
THE CREW: David Lister= The last Human (barely) alive. Dave is an
eternal optimist and a giant slob. His goals
in life include eating lots of curry, drinking
lots of lager and to somehow get reunited with
the woman of his dreams and "to have her
bounce up and down on him, in that way humans
find strangely pleasing" (according to Kryten)
Arnold Rimmer= A hologramatic simulation of Dave's roommate.
The textbook serial killer/facist dictator/
complete loser. Lost his virginity at age 30
with a unconscious woman. He spent 12
minutes with her (including the time it took
to eat the pizza).
The Cat= A Felis Sapiens (evloved from cats as humans evolved
from the apes). Dave's pet cat Frankenstein is his
ancestor The most well groomed entity in seven
universes. Possibly the laziest and most vain as well.
Kryten= A mechanoid with a face like Herman Munster's stunt
double. Has an encyclopedic knowledge of the Space
Corps. Directives, but only seems to use them
against Rimmer, who he refers to as "SMeeee..heeee"
Holly= The Ships computer. Has an IQ of 6000 (the equal of
12,000 P.E. teachers) Known for his chipper attitude,
and his love of Agatha Christie novels and a
good practical joke.
Kristine Kochanski=The love of Dave's life, alive again
thanks to a trip to a parallel universe.
She loves Dave too, albeit it another
version of Dave from that same parallel
universe.(Who isn't an insensitive slob).
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